Aloo Ki Kachori (Kachori With Potato Stuffing)
Aloo Ki kachori is a delicious, spicy, fried puff bread. Aloo Ki kachori can be part of the main meal or it can even be served for breakfast with a hot cup of chai. This kachori also makes a mouthwatering appetizer that can be served with Green Chutney as chaat.
Ingredients
For Dough
- 1 cup all-purpose flour maida, plain flour
- 2 Tbsp sooji samolina
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 Tbsp oil canola, vegetable
- 3 drops lemon juice
- 1/3 cup chilled water approximately
For Filling
- 1 cup boiled peeled potatoes roughly mashed
- 1 Tbsp oil canola, vegetable
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 1/2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder dhania
- 1/2 tsp mango powder amchoor
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp green chili finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp chopped cilantro hara dhania
Instructions
To Make Dough
- Mix the flour, sooji, salt, lemon drops and oil. note lemon should be just 3-4 drops, we are not adding to flavor, lemon is added to give the crispness.
- Add the chilled water slowly, mixing with your fingers as you pour.
- Do not knead the dough. The dough should be soft.
- Cover the dough and let it sit for at least fifteen minutes.
Make Filling
- Heat the oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready.
- Add cumin seeds as cumin seeds crack, add all the ingredients, potatoes, red pepper, green chilies, cilantro, and coriander powder, mix it well while stirring the mix keep pressing.
- Filling should be not very dry, this should take about 5 minutes.
- Stir in garam masala and amchur. Add more salt or amchur according to taste.
- Let the filling cool to room temperature, mix it well this should have texture of firm dough.
To make Kachoris
- Take the dough and knead it for a minute. Divide the dough in twelve equal parts.
- Mash the dough lightly and divide in 12 parts filling should be about same size as dough.
- Take one part of the dough and with your fingers flatten the edges and make into 3-inch circle. Leaving center little thicker then edges.
- Mold the dough into a cup and place filling in the center. Pull the edges of the dough to wrap the dal filling. Proceed to make all 12 balls.
- Let the filled ball sit for three to four minutes before rolling. It helps spreading the filling evenly.
- Set the kachoris on a surface with the seams facing up. Using the base of your palm, slowly flatten them into about three inches in diameter, or use the rolling pin roll the kachori with light hand.
- Heat the oil in frying pan over medium heat frying pan should have about one inch of oil. To check if oil is ready put a little piece of dough in the oil. Dough should sizzle and come up very slow without changing the color.
- Fry them on medium-low heat. After they start to puff, slowly turn them over. Fry until golden-brown on both sides. If the kachoris are fried on high heat, they will get soft and will not be crispy.
Notes
Serve the kachories with cilantro chutney or tamarind chutney.
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Hello,
Do you have to serve the kachoris immediately after frying? Will they stay crisp at room temperature for a few hours? I notice you suggested roll the kachoris ahead and keep in the refrigerator–how long can you hold them this way?
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I feel like eating the kachoris right now. Being an Indian, I always love to watch Kachori. I am from north India and kachori is our favorite breakfast. Great recipe.
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thanks for sharing such a yummy dish
Great recipe thank you. I tried first time and we loved it thank you ji
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Could we make this in mustard oil? as my mom said that the mustard oil is healthy
I am sure, but I have never used mustard oil for frying.
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awesome recipe video mam
Thanks for sharing the recipe of such a tasty dish.
Hi Manjula jee, Nice appetizer . Thanks for the recipe . I am planning to serve this on the party. Can I make this aloo ki kachori ahead like one or two days before the party.
Latha,Kachori will become soft, they will taste still good, suggestion fill the kachori and keep them in fridge and fry them same day.
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I really liked your recipe. I have tried this and my husband also liked it.
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Hello mam, my working hours very long. So pls share the breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes which can be cooked in short period maintaining nutrition.
Which Oil you use in this item?
I like to use canola oil
Hi Mam! I try all your recipes, especially the gravies for Rotis. I find your recipes are very convenient and easy to make with less ingredients, because we also don’t eat Onion and Garlic.
For this Kachoris, can we make with Wheat Flour instead of Maida?
B Vijaya, yes you can but the crispness will not be the same,
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The last item in the dough is 1/3 cup chilled – bit doesn’t of what. What is the last ingredient of the dough?
WATER!
Stef, sorry I fixed it
Mike, sorry made a mistake chilled water and I fixed the mistake.